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Sept. 23, 1930. H. RUSCHER TICKET DSPENSING Filed March 7, 1929y 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 23,l 1930.

l-LRuscHEFeY TICKET DISPENSING F.-',1ed"March 7, 1929 2 sheets-sheet 2INVENTOR BY ze" C. /KMTTQRNEY Patented Sept. 23,1930

f UNITED sint-s; s

HAnonn` nuscnnn, .or NEW YORK, n. y.

TICKETDVISPENSING l Application mea Magen lfi, `1929. seriai 1\rc.:annals-.2`

This invention relates to cabinets, l particu+= larly to .cabinets'usedfor; dispensing/railway tickets and'more. especially railway ticketsInadeinithe form offlongnarrow stri s, come Btnonly known as interlinerailway tic ets'.V

At present, thetype. ofltickets which itis contemplated vwill beydispensede by thisvins vention are commonly dispensed from la largevertical cabinet placed back of: the tickety lfagent.y The tickets aregenerally hungA4 on pegs or hooks Varranged horizontally in rows andvertically in aseriesin :suchmannerthat only the upper or; identifyingindicia end of a ticketis'exposed: vWhere a verylarge-num-V 15@ l ber ofinterline vtickets must' be kepty on hand Vthese cabinets assume ratherformidableproportions.- The `uppermost rowofl the series is often averyc considerable distance above the level lof the f Veye of the personL standing` onfthc ioor upon iwh'ich the; cabinet reStsandv thelowermost row` of the series is quite often as low as the knee of suchaperson. Thesev cabinets are generally'provided'either with-1 swingingdoors or aisliding'door becauseitiis` "necessary at times tosecuretickets against` pilfering. During. business hours,- .howeverg the-caseis generally open andzthe tickets are fullyexposedito view.

These `prior cabinets are open to quite aew 'Vob'jections. InV order toAselect: a ticketlthe ticket agentrnust turn hisibackiupon the cus`tomer. i The indicia on thosek rowsv of theseries somewhat above thelevel ofthe eye arel diicult to yread and those belowlthe level oi ftheeye are also dilicult toreadbecause the ticket agent isobliged to vstoopover in order tobring. his eye to the proper positionA to readtheindiciaA thereon. AsV the doors or 0. sliding cover are generally leftentirely open during business hours there is alarge accu1n-` ulation oflioatin'g dust and dirt continually settlingupon the tickets, so -thatin time they become quite covered and `-objectionable to A. principalyobjectcofvapplicants inven-. tion is to provide a1 cabinetfordispensing.`

"pticketsoii the type specified which will obviate most of; `the e'objectionswhich mayl bef-` A i raised against the present type ofcabinets.

Applicant by this `invention ,Centemplates` a cabinet for dispensingticketsfof` thectype! specified whichwill be soconstrucste;d.` andszmnpositioned that the lticketiagenti Willi alwaysy face the customerwhiledispensing; ticketsa, and which will: be relaftivelyrcompact;will;r l in use always `expose :the indicia:` end i of :thier `ticketsat substantially the sanne` distancwefma;`

from the'eye ofthe-ticketnagentgwill keep all of the ticketsVconce'aledifronoNiemand ,fprofV tect them from flying:` dustfand'Vdirt; except at the `moment al., particular ticketi is bei-ngg..dispensed; and willsecure nthe-tickets fa-'gainstti` pilfering. i jl iThis invention; contemplates-1 arranging tickets of thetype spleciiediinirows` upon a. bar and]V further contemplates. arrangingc.l a. seriesof suchbarsicloselyr adjacentfjone arr-.NroA other around theperipheryvof anarc. orraa` circle-and further contemplates positioningthe series-.of` barsatfeach-endupon ausectori of-a circle pivotedlatthecenter ofthecircleu- Further. objects and` advantages. will ap?- pear asthe descriptionof a partieulanphysieeA cal embodiment selected to`illustrate thefinvention progresses andthe novel featursesotV theinvention .will bepartieularly pointed ont in the appendedlclairns. n`8m In describingthe invention in. detail` anda the particularphysicalembodimenttselectedr to illustrate thelinvention' reference will. be.had to the accompanying. drawings..andtheat several views thereotinwhich like characters of reference designate corresponding Apartsthroughout the severahviews, and'gin which:

Figure l isa front face view` oiaidevicei embodyingk applicant?sinvention; Fig, y2,'1.is;. a cross-sectionalyiew` of thedevice, as.shown. by Fig. lyon.thetplaneV indicatedby the line,-A II-Il .5 Fig'. 3,is -a cross-sectionalfview i ofi'the. .Y device as shown. byFig,.2on..the planeindicated bye the line IIIA-HLNiewed.infthe.4direction of. the arrows atV the endssofthef.

line; Fig. 4, is a detailrview. of a .barwith..

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' agent standing at the back ofthe case.

The physical embodiment of applicants invention shown in the drawingshas been arranged asa sort of case or cabinet providing a counter top.The counter top is designatedfl and is well shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thecounter or top is supported by the front closure 2, as shown in Fig. 2,and the side closures 3 and 4, yas shown Vin Fig. 1. The front closure 2and the side closures 3 and 4 are made of such height that the counter 1is positioned about the proper height to be convenient for a customerstanding in front of the case and also convenient for a ticket Artv theback of the case there is a bar 5 extendingbetween the side closures 3and 4. Pivoted to this bar 5 in any suitable or appropriate manner as byhinges 6 and 7 isa back closure 8. This backy closure 8 is made totightly close the back of the case or cabinet, that is, the openingbetweenV the bar 5 and a bar 9. The remainder of the area of the back`face being closed, if desired, by a drawer frontas 1() and a smalllowerhinged door as 11.

The pivoting door 8, at both the right and the left hand sidesas viewedin Fig. 1, has sectors attached thereto, as 12 and 13, as best shown inFig. 3. The sector 12 is also well shown in Fig. 2. These sectors may beanydesired portion of a circle within the limits of the capacity of theparticular cabinet upon which they are mounted. In the particularembodiment selected to illustrate this invention, as shown by Fig. 2,lthe sector is a little greater than a'quadrant.

Extending from one sector 12- to the other sector 13 at the loweryinside corner as best shown in Fig. 2 is a bar 14 which serves lto'make the outer ends rigid andmaint-ains a ner and insuch va manner thatthe top of the teeth or outside of the shoulders will lie a shortdistance within the outer periphery of the sector, all as best showninFig. 2.

Extending between the sectors in a series are the ticket bars 16, shownin Fig. 2 and in detail in Fig. 4. These ticket bars are preferablyformed of metal and rest upon the shoulders 17 of the arcuate toothedmember and at eachv end are attached to an arcuate toothed member by anysuitable or appropriate means, as by screws 18, as best shown in Fig. 3.These ticket bars or cross bars are formed with a bend 19 intermediatetheir edges as best shown in Fig. 4 and are pro- Eidedl with a peg orhook 2O as best shown in The tickets as 21 which are to be dispensed areprovided'with an orifice adjacent their upper or indicia end and arehung upon ticket bars 16 by means of the peg or hook 2O with their freeend hanging loosely as shown in Fig. 2.

When a ticket agent desires to dispense one of the tickets he grasps thehandle 22 pulling outwardly, thereby causing the back closure 8 to pivotupon the hinges as 6 and 7 carrying with it theV sectors 12 and 13 andthe series of the ticket bars 16 and all of the tickets hung on saidbars. The upper end of each ticket bears an indicia thereon as: New Yorkto Los Angeles, or New York to San Diego, as shown in Fig. 3. Theseparticular indicia bearing ends come successively within easy; readingdistance of the eye of the agent as the back closure 8 is swingingoutwardly until when it has reached the eX- treme position as shown bythe dotted line 2 each has Acome successively before the eyes of theagent. AWhen the proper indicia pre sents itself one ticket bearing thatindicia may be removed from the bunch of tickets and from the hook by asimple manual movement. The ticket having been removed, the back closure8 is returned to place, as shown in Fig. 2 in full line, and the ticketsare once again protected and concealedY from view.

It is desirable that the exertion required of a ticket agent in pivotingthe back closure 8 be reduced to a minimum. In order to provide for thisapplicant has supplied a counter balancing device. This device isattached to the back of the front wall of the cabinet by screws, as 23,as best shown in Fig. 2. This device as shownin Fig. 5 includes supports24 and 25 in which is journaled the shaft 26. This shaft 26 has a drum27 revolvably mounted thereon. W'ithin the drum 27 is a spiral spring 28as shown in Fig. 2. One end 29 of which is attached to shaft 26 and theother end 30 of which is attached to drum 27. Wound about the drum 27 isa cord 31 one end of which is attached to a sector as at 32 and theother end of which is attached to the drum 27. After the cord 31 hasbeen attached as shown in Fig. r2 the crank arm 34 is rotated so as totension the spiral spring 28. The tension should be such that when allof the parts are as shown in full line in Fig. 2 there will not be asufficient pull on the cord 31 toraise the member 14 together with thesectors. When this tension has beenl obtained the pawl 35 is droppedinto the path of a tooth 36 of the ratchet wheel 37 attached to. 36sothat the position of the spring is maintained. When an agent grasps thehandle 22 to pivot the closure 8 outwardly he is assisted by the tensionon the cord 31 during the preliminary movement but during necessary tooscillate the member 8 is lessened because Vat the pointof the movementwhere the greatest torce must be used to cause the oscillationassistanceis given by the counterV balancing device, that is, when thedevice is in the position'as shown by full lines in Fig.

2 and also when the device is in the position as shown by dottedlines'in Fig. 2.

If an agent desires to` leave the ticket cabinet unattended and desiresto prevent piliering he merely has to lock the closure 8 as by means ofthe lock Q8 and perhaps in some cases lock the closure 11 as by the lock39 although such closure is generally kept locked in practice Although Ihave described one particular physical embodiment of my invention andexplained the principle thereof, nevertheless, I desire to have itunderstood thatthe par ticular physical embodiment shown in the drawingsand explained in the specification is merely illustrative `but does notexhaust the possible physical embodiments of the idea of meansunderlying my invention. i

What I claim as new and desire to vsecure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is:

1. In a ticket dispensing cabinet, in combination: a pivoted closure; aseries of ticket bars, each bar being provided with a plurality ofticket supporting hooks; an arcuate support for thebars and means forattaching said arcuate supports to the closure.

2. In a ticket dispensing device, in combination: a plurality of ticketsupporting bars each provided with aplurality ot ticket supportingmembers and arranged substantially in the arc of a circle; means tosupport said ticket bars, said means being oscillatable on a pivot atsubstantially the center of a circle of which the arc upon which thehooks are arranged is a part. e i

3. In a ticket dispensing device; in combination; ticket supports,arranged in a row horizontally and substantially in the arc of a circlevertically; means adapted to oscillate in a vertical plane carrying saidsupports.

4. In a ticket dispensing device, in combination: ticket supports,arranged in a row horizontally and substantially'in the arc of a circlevertically; means adapted to oscillate in a vertical plane, carryingsaidsupports and means acting to counter balance `the weight of the saidlast named means, when the last named means is in either one ci itsextreme positions. e

5. In a ticket dispensing device, in combination: ticket bars eachprovided with a plurality of ticket hooks; arcuate shouldered member ateach end of each bar; two sectors, one attached toeach arcuate member; apivoted member and means to support the sectors on the pivoted memberwhereby the bars and the sectors may pivot in a vertical plane.

6. In a ticket dispensing device, in Vcombination: ticket bars, eachprovided with a plurality of ticket hooks, said ticket bars each lyingin a horizontal plane but the series being arranged in a vertical plane1n substantially the arc of a circle; means to support said bars and toallow oscillation as a whole HAROLD RUSCHER.

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